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Do they really? I'm currently an CNA half way through MA school do you have any idea how I would go about this??

I don't think so, I'm half way through the program. The classes i've taken so far are: general pharmacology, diet and nutrition, medical law and ethics, medical software, medical office proceedures, medical assisting science 1 (A&P), diagnostic lab, intro to medical assisting. I still have clinical, 3 science classes, billing and coding (ARGG) and insurance left. I will graduate in August 2018, It's a two year program that I'm doing in a year. It's not particularly hard just a lot studying and putting things together. It's pretty similar to LPN but with a lot more clerical work as well as clinical work. Math wise your never doing more than basic adding, subtracting, multiplication, and division. Most of the time you have access to a calculator. Also like Orion said if you go to a CC they have tutors mien were fabulous when I tried to do LPN.

Seems decent but there is no substitute for the actual class. Your best option is to go to a local community college and see if it is offered there and discuss if financial aid will pay for it. See if a local red cross or something like that in your area does it they might have a fee waver or be able to work with you. Also noting there is a lot of local scholarships that a lot of people don't apply to or know about and they will most certainly pick up the slack of financial aid.

So I have an interview at a local hospital in a week. I'm super excited since I've wanted to work in the hospital setting before I was even a cna. After a year of paying my dues, I finally got an interview. From what I understand they are in great need of cnas so I have a good chance of getting the job. Though now that the dust has settled a bit the initial excitement has worn off. I was wondering what I should expect from the interview, how long it will take for me to hear back from them, and what it's like working in a hospital. I've had 3 months experience in a small dementia unit, and 9 months experience wit home health. I think really I'm excited to get away from geriatrics. Any added advice is much appreciated!

So I am a home health aide, and I love it most of the time, but I'm having an issue. This has been happening a lot lately, say I am scheduled for a pt 8 to 12 I get a majority of the things done for them within an hour sometimes two and the rest is purely down time. I've had patients who are of sound mind and body and or family members who are there who tell me I can leave if I want that they are satisfied with the work and that I can go and put 8 to 12 on my paperwork. I have an issue because I do not want to do that, because it is dishonest, medicare fraud (I think), and could getme in trouble. Though my agency refuses to believe that patients tell aides they can leave early because all the other aides don't say anything about it they just put it down and leave. I also understand the major issue that if something bad were to happen during my scheduled time and I was not there i would be held liable and I'm sure that I would lose my certification amongst other repercussions. However, I did not become a cna to twiddle my thumbs on someone's couch for two hours watching TV with them, ready to poke my own eyes out. What should I do?

I apologize as this will be long winded, I'll try to keep it as short and sweet as possible. I got my cna about 3 years ago but it's only been this past year I've been working under it. I work as a home health aide and most of the time love it. It has its own benefits, but I've always aspired to be more. I was briefly in the lpn program and to withdraw because of too many classes. I've always wanted to be a nurse but I feel like it's taking forever. since I've only been able to take two or three classes at a time at a local community college. I've recently been looking at other aspects to the medical field as there are really endless options, though I've been considering MA. I don't know what to do. I don't want to be an aide for forever but I feel like the program is so far off for me even though I'm going on my 2nd year of college. What should I do?

If you truly want to do it try part time; however, I would make it clear about your ailments and conditions. You are walking into someone's home they typically have dust, animal dander, and other possible triggers. Though talk with an agency see if you can be put on a few patients to test it out.

You never know what to expect when you first start working as an aide, because it's so much different than the class even clinical. That's good that they do give you advice take the negative as constructive critism unless it is outright malicious they always rag on the newbie been there do everything that. Practice makes perfect it will get easier not as quickly as you think it will, but it does. We all make mistakes even in health care we are human. When you have down time ask the aides for advice, ask for one of themy to help you practice a skill, bs with them see if you have things in common. Try developing a friend ship with them not saying you have to but it tends to make things easier. One day one step one patient at a time.

We all have felt that way a few times while being a cna. It can be very overwhelming and sometimes it takes us a while to find our footing. It has finally taken me 8 months to feel confident in my work and even some days I question if I'm in the right field. Though one of my defining moments that gives me confidence is I was with a patient who was bed bound due to a stroke and a recent ankle break, when I left to take abother case he was walking around the house pretty well and had lost some weight. It was an impowering feeling knowing I was helping him achieve this optimal health. You will find your own rhythm good god its taken me 8 months to do it and even still I have days where all I can do is chart it and leave it. One step one day one patient at a time.

Though I am an aid and I amust speaking from the knowledge of my own company, they are very flexible as long as you make your schedule limits clear, they are typically eager to work with you. Especially having people available for call outs and things of that nature, put your feet in the water and test it out onearly more thing to add to your resume!